diff --git a/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp b/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
index 8f7234d..69bf538 100644
--- a/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
+++ b/common/SoapyRPCSocket.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ int SoapyRPCSocket::multicastJoin(const std::string &group, const bool loop, con
 
 int SoapyRPCSocket::send(const void *buf, size_t len, int flags)
 {
-    int ret = ::send(_sock, (const char *)buf, int(len), flags);
+    int ret = ::send(_sock, (const char *)buf, int(len), flags | MSG_NOSIGNAL);
     if (ret == -1) this->reportError("send()");
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/common/SoapySocketDefs.in.hpp b/common/SoapySocketDefs.in.hpp
index 19ae419..9bb88b9 100644
--- a/common/SoapySocketDefs.in.hpp
+++ b/common/SoapySocketDefs.in.hpp
@@ -127,3 +127,10 @@ typedef int socklen_t;
 #if !defined(IPV6_DROP_MEMBERSHIP) && defined(IPV6_LEAVE_GROUP)
 #define IPV6_DROP_MEMBERSHIP IPV6_LEAVE_GROUP
 #endif
+
+/***********************************************************************
+ * socket flag definitions
+ **********************************************************************/
+#ifndef MSG_NOSIGNAL
+#define MSG_NOSIGNAL 0
+#endif